Puzzle



July 21, 1925. 1,547,057

H. A. MARRABLE PUZZLE Filed April 17, 1925 WMM 55 Patented July 21, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PUZZLE.

Application filed April 17, 1925. Serial No. 23,913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY A. Mannannn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hobolten, in the county 01"- Hudson and State oi llew'dersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Puzzles, of which the following is a specification. I

The object oi this invention is the provision or a puzzle apparatus which shall be amusing and instructive. V

A further object is the provision of a puzzle apparatus comprising a substantially rectangular member having a body for the reception of spheres arranged in different colored series, each series being of an equal number, a closure for the bore for sustaining the spheres therein, while the said member has one of its tacos provided with cup shaped depressions of an unequal number, one in excess ol? the combined number o'l s'iheres and whereby the series of spheres are arranged in the end cup-shaped depressions and moved and manipulated to jump one another to transfer the series of the respective sphere.

The drawings which accompany and form part of this application, illustrates a satisfactory embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a puzzle apparatus in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a substantially longitudinal sectional view therethrough, and showing the spheres arranged in the pockets or depressions as when the playing oi'the puzzle is about to be started.

As disclosed by the drawings, 1 make use of a substantially rectangular block member 1. The block at one oi its ends, is provided with a bore 2. This bore is normally closed by a cover 3. The bore is designed to receive therein spheres which are employed in the playing of the game or puzzle.

In the showing of the drawing six spheres are employed, three of which indicated by the numeral 4, being colored differently from the remaining three, which are indicated by the numeral 5. On one of the flat outer races of the block 1 there are equidistantly spaced cup-like depressions 6 forming pockets. The pockets are equidistantly spaced and are one greater in number than the series of spheres 4 and 5.

In playing the game the spheres l are ar ranged in three of the pockets starting from one end of the block, the second series being arranged in the three pockets nearest the adjacent end of the block. This leaves the central pocket unoccupied. The object of the game or puzzle is to change the position of the series of spheres. This is accomplished by the interchangement by jumps or moves of the series of spheres. The spheres of the series 4 are permitted to move only toward the pockets-occupied or vacated by the spheres 5 and the spheres 5 are likewise permitted movement only in the direction of the pockets occupied or previously vacated by the spheres l. The play ing of the game or puzzle is both exciting and instructive. v

Having described the invention, I claim z- A puzzle apparatus comprising a block having a bore entering from one end there of and designed to receive therein spheres which are differently colored to provide series, each series being of an equal nu1nher. a closure for the bore and said block having in one of its faces spaced cup-like depressions or a number exceeding by one the combined number of series of spheres and in which depressions the spheres are placed in the playing of the game.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HARRY A. MARRABLE. 

